麒 = 鹿 + 其

麒 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “legendary auspicious animal”. It is built from 鹿 (deer) and 其 (his).

Keyword: legendary auspicious animal
Pinyin (Mandarin): qí
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: легендарное животное
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 麒 giraffe

Decomposition

ids

鹿 deer
其 his

How to find 麒 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “deer” + “his”. 麒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 麒 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.